Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. — Board Member Accountability Profile
Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) Board Tenure: 2023 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation and Human Capital Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)
Basis for Inclusion: Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. holds a documented governance role as an independent director and Compensation Committee member at Comcast Corporation, which made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.
Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record (SEC filings, proxy statements). This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.
Biographical Overview
Thomas J. Baltimore Jr. has served as Chairman, President, and CEO of Park Hotels & Resorts since the company’s 2017 spinoff from Hilton Hotels. Park Hotels is one of the largest publicly traded lodging REITs in the United States, with a portfolio of large hotel properties including Hilton Hawaiian Village. He previously served as CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust (2011–2015), where he led the company from REIT IPO through growth.
Baltimore is one of the most prominent Black CEOs in the hotel industry. His concurrent Comcast board role gives him cross-sector governance experience spanning hospitality, real estate finance, and media. He holds an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Board Role and Governance Authority
- Company: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)
- Board tenure: 2023 – present
- Committee assignments: Compensation and Human Capital Committee
- Day job: Chairman, President & CEO, Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PK)
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Investigative trail pointers (public records)
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| Channel | Starting points |
|---|---|
| Federal courts | CourtListener / PACER party and attorney searches (spelling variants) |
| Campaign finance | FEC + OpenSecrets for committees and donors tied to documented roles |
| Corporate / LLC | State secretary of state; OpenCorporates for cross-border shells from reporting |
| Sanctions / PEP | OpenSanctions when international business context is already sourced |
| Contracts / grants | USAspending.gov for named entities from investigations |
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Sources
- Comcast Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed April 2025; SEC EDGAR (CIK 1166691)